Mrs. Margaret T. Irrera

Batavia - Mrs. Margaret T. Irrera, age 94, of Batavia, died Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Genesee County Nursing Home, in Batavia.

Mrs. Irrera was born June 15, 1914 in Buffalo, a daughter of the late Clement and Laura Coticchio Gizzi.

She was a member of St. Anthony's Church, where she was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society, and also worked on the St. Joseph Feast Table.  She was also a member of the Notre Dame Prayer Group and their Bible Study.  Mrs. Irrera enjoyed baking, crocheting and sewing, having made many blankets for her family and friends.

Her husband, William J. Irrera died July 23, 2007.

Survivors include three daughters, Serena (John) Baiocco of Batavia, Loretta (Richard) Martino of Greeneville, Tenn. and Roselee (Gerard) Coffta of Corfu; eight grandchildren, Cheryle (Jon) Miller of Tenn., Deborah (Ken) Cartwright of Perry, John L. (Joann) Baiocco of Batavia, Julie Bible, Kimberly (Billy) Hensley and Richard Martino, Jr. all of Tenn., William (Kelly) Coffta of Orchard Park and Russell Coffta of Batavia; seventeen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson; a brother, Larry Gizzi of Wash.; two sisters, Tina (Harry) Henk of Kenmore and Katie (George) Skliros of Ohio; also surviving are several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

She is the great-great-grandmother of the late Dakota Leigh Spoon and sister of the late Dominic Gizzi, Jesse Sinatra, Louise Galanti, Laura Piraino, Mary Edna Lippold and William Gizzi.